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Louis Vuitton Launching Its Own Smartwatch Range

by Andrew Fenn

Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton is launching a collection of premium smartwatches. Louis Vuitton Watches are in the luxury price class The Tambour Horizon smartwatch is water-resistant, one-size-fits-all (42mm) and comes in three styles—black, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 27| Wearables

Facebook Rumoured to be Developing Mid-Range Mobile VR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

Facebook plans to launch a mobile VR headset in 2018, according to a report on Bloomberg earlier this week. Bloomberg didn’t name its sources, but cited “people familiar with its development”. The product is …

Tags:AR/VR| | Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27

DTC Domo Broadcast Will Launch Wireless UHD Transmitter at IBC 2017

by Andrew Fenn

DTC will launch a new UHD-capable wireless transmitter at this year’s International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam. In the report, DTC Domo Broadcast Sales Director JP Delport said: “It is exciting to watch the development …

Tags:IBC 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Polish On-Demand TV Service Ipla Now Available on Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Cyfrowy Polsat has announced that its on-demand subscription package Ipla is available now for JVC, Toshiba, Hitachi and Telefunken Smart TVs. The firm recently signed a deal with Vestel, Europe’s largest TV manufacturer, to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Poland| Smart TV| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 27

New Pine64 Media Board Runs UltraHD HDR Video at 60 fps

by Andrew Fenn

Raspberry Pi finally has some real competition in the single-board computer market, with the imminent arrival of Pine 64’s new media board system, Rock64, the makers claim. At 85mm by 56mm, about the size …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Video Processors| Vol 24 - Issue 27

High-End Phone Maker Vertu Goes Into Liquidation

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has reported that Vertu, a manufacturer of extraordinarily luxurious mobile phone handsets, has gone into liquidation following a period of financial difficulty. Vertu handsets were typically crafted from precious materials, encrusted with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26

JPW: VR Arcades Will Support Industry Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Taiwan-based virtual reality supplier JPW is planning to open 15 VR arcade stores by the end of the year, according to Digitimes. JPW’s CEO and founder, Jack Tong, believes the presence of virtual reality …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Cryptocurrency Mining Blamed for Graphics Card Stock Issues

by Andrew Fenn

PC hardware supplier MindFactory has attributed a shortage of graphics cards in Germany to the growing trend of cryptocurrency mining, according to a report on tech news site, Tom’s Hardware. It has been widely …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Vizio

Vizio Takes Legal Action Against LeEco

by Andrew Fenn

Vizio has filed a lawsuit claiming $75 million in damages following the withdrawal of LeEco from a planned acquisition of the TV brand. Vizio said that LeEco has only paid $40 million from $100 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Litigation| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 26

JPR: eSports Boosting PC Gaming Hardware Sales

by Andrew Fenn

According to Globe Newswire, tech management consultants, Jon Peddie Research have attributed an increase in the sales of PC gaming hardware to the rise of eSports, which is now recognised and regulated as a …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Disney Releasing First 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

It has been confirmed that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be Disney’s first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. Guardians director James Gunn responded to a series of tweets earlier this week …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Steam Link Streaming App Coming to Samsung UHD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung are in the process of rolling out a PC game streaming app to their 2016 and 2017 UHD TV models. A representative from Valve has confirmed on the Steam Community forum that the …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Steam Consoles| Vol 24 - Issue 26